New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 24:10-14

10Then the servantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581from the camelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581of his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,and wentוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980out with a varietyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605ofgoodט֥וּבtuvH2898thingsH2898of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;so he setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toMesopotamiaH763, tothe cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Nahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11He made the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581kneelH1288downH1288outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892bythe wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325when it was eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,the timeH6256when women goH3318outH3318to drawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579waterH7579.

12And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994grantH7136me successH7136todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and showוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֕סֶדChe.sedH2617to my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I am standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by thespringH5871,and the daughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323of the menH376of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892are comingH3318outH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterH4325;

14now may it be that the youngהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ha.na.'a.RaH5291womanH5291to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994letH5186downH5186your jarכַדֵּךְ֙kha.deKhH3537so that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354,’ andwho answersוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will waterאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248your camelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571’--may she be the onewhom You have appointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198for Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327;and by this I will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that You have shownעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to my masterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

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